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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,465 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Marietta, Georgia, and it awarded 19 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chattahoochee Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattahoochee Technical College is $384 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Chattahoochee Technical College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Visual Communications Report

#3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is located in Conway, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,115 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Western Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,179 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia Western Community College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Virginia Western Community College

#5

Augusta Technical College

Augusta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Augusta Technical College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,345 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Augusta Technical College.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Augusta Technical College

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,435 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read more about Visual Communications at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Full Sail University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,998 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Full Sail University Visual Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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